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Russian trade in goods with South Ossetia in Q3 2020

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with South Ossetia in the third quarter of 2020: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with South Ossetia

In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Russia’s trade with South Ossetia totaled $23,249,823, up 7.69% ($1,659,404) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $17,458,913, up 4.14% ($693,823) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 totaled $5,790,910, up 20.01% ($965,581) from the 3rd quarter of 2019.

Russia’s trade surplus with South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 was $11,668,003, a 2.28% decrease ($271,758) over the 3rd quarter of 2019.

South Ossetia was Russia’s 118th largest trading partner in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 126th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0170% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.0130% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

South Ossetia was Russia’s 108th largest export market in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 117th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0222% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.0162% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

South Ossetia was Russia’s 108th largest supplier in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (up from 111th in the 3rd quarter of 2019), accounting for 0.0100% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.0077% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

Russia’s Exports to South Ossetia

The major share of Russian exports to South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 38.47% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (6.81% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 19.54% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (24.59% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 10.27% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (20.87% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 9.32% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (6.95% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 7.98% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (23.25% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.78% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (8.58% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.34% of Russia’s total exports to South Ossetia (1.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $4,228,030;
  • Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $410,612;
  • Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement (HS code 25) - an increase of $341,106;
  • Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $286,421;
  • Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten (HS code 11) - an increase of $171,388;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $147,161;
  • Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles (HS code 64) - an increase of $135,852;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $131,734;
  • Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $127,817;
  • Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $120,333;
  • Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $117,145;
  • Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $106,108;
  • Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code 17) - an increase of $96,597;
  • Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 16) - an increase of $93,320;
  • Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $73,554;
  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $70,182;
  • Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - an increase of $68,733;
  • Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster (HS code 34) - an increase of $65,931;
  • Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $64,339;
  • Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $61,070;
  • Glass and glassware (HS code 70) - an increase of $60,950;
  • Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (HS code 86) - an increase of $57,822.

The largest declines in Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Man-made filaments (HS code 54) - a decrease of $2,212,102;
  • Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,977,664;
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $1,051,074;
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $301,011;
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $224,832;
  • Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings (HS code 94) - a decrease of $198,601;
  • Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $170,568;
  • Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans (HS code 49) - a decrease of $163,390;
  • Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $106,094;
  • Ceramic products (HS code 69) - a decrease of $104,590;
  • Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $103,084;
  • Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $86,891;
  • Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $59,004;
  • Rubber and articles thereof (HS code 40) - a decrease of $53,664.
Russia’s exports to South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of exports
in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total export Value of exports
in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
01 Live animals 15,685 0.09 0
02 Meat and edible meat offal 410,612 2.35 0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 98,067 0.56 33,728190.76
04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 123,595 0.71 3,2623,688.93
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 381 0.00 0
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 48,161 0.28 0
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 19,316 0.11 11,01275.41
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 32,604 0.19 0
10 Cereals 48,819 0.28 0
11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten 291,885 1.67 120,497142.23
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 18,657 0.11 0
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts 1,211 0.01 84044.17
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included 18 0.00 0
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 42,160 0.24 31135,900.00
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 93,320 0.53 0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 116,481 0.67 19,884485.80
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 64,706 0.37 44,56145.21
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares 122,417 0.70 53,684128.03
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants 144,916 0.83 38,808273.42
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 128,431 0.74 61420,817.10
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4,866,771 27.88 638,741661.93
23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed 22,079 0.13 0
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 5,558 0.03 176,126-96.84
25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement 489,214 2.80 148,108230.31
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes 2,923,066 16.74 3,974,140-26.45
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes 11,222 0.06 2,133426.11
29 Organic chemicals 4,471 0.03 738505.83
30 Pharmaceutical products 370,478 2.12 253,33346.24
31 Fertilizers 17,946 0.10 0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics 105,127 0.60 78,51133.90
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations 61,207 0.35 13744,576.64
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster 73,467 0.42 7,536874.88
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 10,035 0.06 3,631176.37
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations 663 0.00 0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 7,988 0.05 0
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 75,766 0.43 162,657-53.42
39 Plastics and articles thereof 818,843 4.69 532,42253.80
40 Rubber and articles thereof 70,464 0.40 124,128-43.23
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) 11,969 0.07 2045,767.16
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 59,428 0.34 53,17411.76
45 Cork and articles of cork 18,245 0.10 16,8768.11
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 498 0.00 0
48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard 148,591 0.85 75,03798.02
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 6,478 0.04 169,868-96.19
52 Cotton 55,030 0.32 11,285387.64
53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn 57 0.00 0
54 Man-made filaments 1,202,003 6.88 3,414,105-64.79
55 Man-made staple fibers 19 0.00 0
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 9,100 0.05 6,36942.88
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 3,569 0.02 0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery 26,512 0.15 33,020-19.71
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 5,868 0.03 866,723.26
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 70,251 0.40 18,848272.72
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted 71,424 0.41 1,2425,650.72
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 157,228 0.90 10,0671,461.82
63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags 51,848 0.30 3,1431,549.63
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 136,137 0.78 28547,667.37
65 Headgear and parts thereof 920 0.01 0
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 2,928 0.02 0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 1,008 0.01 0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials 414,138 2.37 439,658-5.80
69 Ceramic products 127,130 0.73 231,720-45.14
70 Glass and glassware 119,576 0.68 58,626103.96
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin 5,912 0.03 18,891-68.70
72 Iron and steel 467,678 2.68 335,94439.21
73 Articles of iron or steel 802,604 4.60 908,698-11.68
74 Copper and articles thereof 734 0.00 3,507-79.07
76 Aluminum and articles thereof 42,796 0.25 145,880-70.66
80 Tin and articles thereof 0 0.00 0
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal 24,327 0.14 13118,470.23
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 19,931 0.11 43,957-54.66
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof 594,294 3.40 895,305-33.62
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 333,821 1.91 558,653-40.25
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 60,642 0.35 2,8202,050.43
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof 208,196 1.19 2,185,860-90.48
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 196,597 1.13 255,601-23.08
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4,725 0.03 0
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings 75,596 0.43 274,197-72.43
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 51,292 0.29 21,815135.12
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 114,006 0.65 140,956-19.12

Russia’s Imports from South Ossetia

The major share of Russian imports from South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 (and in the 3rd quarter of 2019) was accounted for the following product types:

  • Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 85.94% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (93.11% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 12.43% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (6.01% in the 3rd quarter of 2019);
  • Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 1.63% of Russia’s total imports from South Ossetia (0.88% in the 3rd quarter of 2019).

The largest gains in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - an increase of $484,088;
  • Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $310,378;
  • Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $119,543;
  • Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $51,572.

The largest declines in Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 over the 3rd quarter of 2019 were recorded for the following product groups:

  • No product groups with a substantial decrease.
Russia’s imports from South Ossetia in the 3rd quarter of 2020 by product groups
HS
code
Name of product group Value of imports in Q3 2020,
US dollars ($)
Percent share in total import Value of imports in Q3 2019,
US dollars ($)
Percent change
in Q3 2020
over Q3 2019
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 119,543 2.06 0
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 600,379 10.37 290,001107.03
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted 4,976,795 85.94 4,492,70710.77
72 Iron and steel 94,193 1.63 42,621121.00
Russian foreign trade statistics
Source: Federal Customs Service of Russia